The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is confident that the country's agriculture sector can weather the adverse effects of the El Niño phenomenon after it put in place its comprehensive national program ahead of the dry spell. NIA Administrator Eduardo Guillen said that the agency, in...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) mandated alternative wet and dry technology on rice cultivation, among other ways to resolve the incoming effects of El Niño on rice production. In a statement, the DA reported that the agency held cluster meetings for the Masagana Rice Industry Development...
The growth of the country's manufacturing output picked up speed in November last year, driven by improved production of beverages, transport equipment, and chemical products, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. The volume of production index (VoPI) increased by 1.9 percent in November,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Despite the very real threat of El Niño, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan believes that the Philippines would still be able to increase its rice production for 2024. This, as Yamsuan highlighted on Wednesday, Jan. 3...
The country's production of unmilled rice, or palay, is projected to increase in the last quarter of the year, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. In a report on Thursday, Dec. 21, the PSA said the palay output from October to December may increase by 1.3 percent to...
Governor Ramon V. Guico III with Provincial Agriculturist Dalisay Moya and members of the Provincial Planning and Development Office during the ceremonial launching. (Province of Pangasinan) LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN — Governor Ramon V. Guico III has announced that the construction...
The country’s chicken output increased in the third quarter to 464,970 metric tons, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. According to the PSA data, this reflects an increase of 2.3 percent compared to the 454,380 metric tons output recorded from July to September last year. Central...
Palay output, or unmilled rice, rose 0.4 percent from the previous quarter to 5.04 million metric tons in the third quarter, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. The rice production from July to September was higher than the 5.03 million metric tons recorded in the second quarter. The...
The production rate of goods in the country's factories posted a significant increase in September after several industries reported more output, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Based on the preliminary findings of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) by the...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipality of Valladolid in Negros Occidental is eyeing to implement farm clustering to help farmers produce more rice. Mayor Enrique Miravalles, in a press briefing on Monday, October 16, said that the town is considered as the second rice granary in the province, with about...
The country’s rice production in the third quarter may experience a slight increase compared to the same period last year. In a report, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) settled the rice output from July to September at 3.8 million metric tons as of Sept. 1. This reflected an increase of...
The Sy siblings’ flagship SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) is expecting that its portfolio investments will account for more than 10 percent of overall earnings in the medium term. The firm’s investments are in integrated resorts through Belle Corporation, in copper mining through Atlas...
